Installed my Prinsu rack this morning. Can’t wait to get my RTT on there and get up to the mtns.
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I have my ham PTT sitting on that molle panel you just installed in yours but I’m debating on moving it to the panel where you have yours mounted. Did you use tiny nuts and bolts for that location or just some small screws?Added some storage with a @ztaticalsolutions MOLLE console panel.
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I have my ham PTT sitting on that molle panel you just installed in yours but I’m debating on moving it to the panel where you have yours mounted. Did you use tiny nuts and bolts for that location or just some small screws?
Where are you guys running power for your GMRS? I have the micro mobile and am thinking of installing in the glovebox or center console so it’s tucked away. Trying to decide best place to get permanent power vs cig 12v.For the GRMS - midland provided some 3M double sided tape and a mount that hold the ptt or mic.
I put mine on the passenger side, same place.
Just self tapping screwsI have my ham PTT sitting on that molle panel you just installed in yours but I’m debating on moving it to the panel where you have yours mounted. Did you use tiny nuts and bolts for that location or just some small screws?
I’m sure this is a dumb question but why go to the trouble of wiring to the battery through the firewall? Isn’t it easier to just use something like the cigarette lighter power wire? I don’t mean use the cigarette lighter outlet, I mean tap into the cig lighter power wire.Same as @CharlieS I mounted Mxt575 under glove box and hard wired to battery through gromet.
The MXT575 is rated to pull 8amp. If you tap the cigarette line and are using both the radio plus something pluged into the cigarette outlet say a high power USB adatper then you will overload the circuit and blow the fuse.I’m sure this is a dumb question but why go to the trouble of wiring to the battery through the firewall? Isn’t it easier to just use something like the cigarette lighter power wire? I don’t mean use the cigarette lighter outlet, I mean tap into the cig lighter power wire.
Just a simple pull through the grommet for me. Grommet tip was already off for the antenna wire so pulled the pos/neg wires through there and on to battery. Maybe 5 to 10 minutes to pull, attach, wires and another 20 minutes to mount radio under the glove box.I’m sure this is a dumb question but why go to the trouble of wiring to the battery through the firewall? Isn’t it easier to just use something like the cigarette lighter power wire?
Thanks gents! Really like that spot and appreciate the info. I don’t have switchpro yet but at this rate I going to need one! Probably go straight to my group 31 agm for now. I ordered the Kaon Aerial antenna mount for passenger side. I love the location and low profile but also need to figure out how to get the antenna cable through the A Pilar or maybe through firewall and out through hood. Direct through A Pilar would be mint though.Same as @CharlieS I mounted Mxt575 under glove box and hard wired to battery through gromet.
Yes, you can definitely tap into an interior fuse location. I did that previously. I just prefer to have all of my front accessories be switched and run through the switchpros.I’m sure this is a dumb question but why go to the trouble of wiring to the battery through the firewall? Isn’t it easier to just use something like the cigarette lighter power wire? I don’t mean use the cigarette lighter outlet, I mean tap into the cig lighter power wire.
The grommet on my 18 has 2 nipples. Snipped one and ran antenna and pos/neg through. Mounted antenna to bumper. Wires protected and run under plastic through grill.Thanks gents! Really like that spot and appreciate the info. I don’t have switchpro yet but at this rate I going to need one! Probably go straight to my group 31 agm for now. I ordered the Kaon Aerial antenna mount for passenger side. I love the location and low profile but also need to figure out how to get the antenna cable through the A Pilar or maybe through firewall and out through hood. Direct through A Pilar would be mint though.
I’m sure this is a dumb question but why go to the trouble of wiring to the battery through the firewall? Isn’t it easier to just use something like the cigarette lighter power wire? I don’t mean use the cigarette lighter outlet, I mean tap into the cig lighter power wire.
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Yes, I was wondering about potential interference and noise from other sources. Is that what you mean by “works best” direct to battery?The Cig wire is controlled by ignition, and radios work best if direct to battery.
I have an aux battery and run off that. My GRMS is back in the cargo area and then I use a cat-6 computer wire to extend the Mic. (PTT).
The issue at hand is noise being introduced into the radio by the alternator. If you wire the radio directly to the battery then it minimizes this as an issue. That said it is much more likely to be a problem on the old CB radios than it is on the GRMS radio being discussed here.Yes, I was wondering about potential interference and noise from other sources. Is that what you mean by “works best” direct to battery?